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79 Master's degrees offered by the university

Human Geography
The Human Geographers that graduated the Human Geography programme of the University of Glasgow are ranked 1st in the UK for research publications and 1st in the UK overall for internationally excellent and world-leading research.

Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
The Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies programme of the University of Glasgow is an advanced and progressive programme that presents you with a unique opportunity to understand historical and contemporary developments in the economy, politics, culture, and society of Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Public Policy Research
The Public Policy Research programme of the University of Glasgow provides you with an excellent grounding in social science research methods and theory and in contemporary public policy analytical processes. It is ideally suited for those wishing to undertake a PhD or to work in public/third or private sector organisations.

Human Rights and International Politics
The Human Rights and International Politics programme of the University of Glasgow offers a thorough academic analysis of one of the most salient and pressing issues in the contemporary world: the place of individual human rights in a system of international relations in which states’ rights have traditionally been paramount.

English Literature - American Modern Literature
The English Literature - American Modern Literature programme of the University of Glasgow focuses on the American Literature of the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The required courses range across fields and genres including art history, film, ecocriticism, sociology, urban studies, travel writing, and music.

End of Life Studies
This End of Life Studies programme from University of Glasgow will offer you new and critical perspectives on end of life practice and policy, palliative care, cultural representations of death and dying, and related ethical questions.

German
The German programme of the University of Glasgow is dedicated to the research of German culture in all its aspects, with a particular emphasis on language and literature.

Global Gender History
The Masters in Global Gender History from University of Glasgow offers online, vocationally-orientated tuition in gendered analyses of the global past.

Urban Research
The Urban Research programme of the University of Glasgow provides you with an excellent grounding in social science research methods and theory and in the theoretical and policy debates around urban space and place. It is ideally suited for those wishing to undertake a PhD or to work in public/third or private sector organizations within a research or policy role.

International Human Resource Management and Development
If you want to develop your career in Human Resource Management (HRM) or Human Resource Development (HRD) then the International Human Resource Management and Development programme of the University of Glasgow is for you.

Research Methods of Psychological Science
As a member of the Research Methods of Psychological Science programme at the University of Glasgow you will receive training and experience in an extensive variety of research methods in Psychology, making use of state-of-the-art facilities for behavioural, neuroimaging, and qualitative research.

Geoinformation Technology and Cartography
The Geoinformation Technology and Cartography programme at the University of Glasgow focuses on understanding and managing the locational data required to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) together with visualisation and map production in a GIS environment.

International Relations
The ESRC recognised research-training International Relations programme of the University of Glasgow provides a broad and in-depth grounding in the study and methodologies of the most challenging problems our world currently faces, such as international conflict and instability, terrorism, climate change, or rapid globalisation.

Creative Industries and Cultural Policy
The Creative Industries and Cultural Policy programme at the University of Glasgow provides an interdisciplinary grounding in the key economic, cultural and policy forces shaping the development of the creative industries.

Adult Learning, Community Development and Youth Work
This Adult Learning, Community Development and Youth Work from University of Glasgow programme offers you the opportunity to study the theoretical and practical dimensions of adult, community and youth development.

Political Communication
On the Political Communication programme of the University of Glasgow is designed to give students an advanced understanding of the interplay between politics, the media, civil society, and public opinion.

Global Security
The traditional military threats which defined global security matters for the best part of the 20th century have been quickly replaced by new and re-emerging security challenges. The Global Security programme of the University of Glasgow offers you the opportunity to examine conventional and unconventional security threats in the contemporary environment.

Sociology and Research Methods
The Sociology and Research Methods programme of the University of Glasgow provide you with research skills for qualitative and quantitative social investigation and theoretical knowledge of key problems in the philosophy of social science.

Hispanic Studies
The Hispanic Studies programme of the University of Glasgow has a small, vibrant and dynamic research unit with strong connections to institutions in the USA, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

English Literature
The English Literature programme at the University of Glasgow gives you the chance to pursue your own interests in English Literature at postgraduate level by selecting from a rich variety of courses led by internationally renowned experts.